Mondi helps to reduce plastic use and CO2 footprint with new paper-based diaper packaging for Drylock

Mondi helps to reduce plastic use and CO2 footprint with new paper-based diaper packaging for Drylock. (Photo: Mondi, PR167)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched a new paper EcoWicketBag for Drylock Technologies’ baby diaper ranges, bringing sustainable paper-based packaging to the hygiene market globally.

INEOS Styrolution hosts groundbreaking ceremony for its new 600kt abs plant in Ningbo, China

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced its ground-breaking ceremony for its new 600kt ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plant located in Ningbo, China. The development of the new site is part of INEOS Styrolution’s larger expansion plans into China, following an earlier acquisition of two polystyrene production sites in Ningbo and Foshan.

SABIC’s global footprint meets local demand for protective products to help combat COVID-19

Krüger Aviation, Germany – Airplane seat dividers for protection from potential aerosols of neighboring passengers.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is making a significant contribution to the battle against COVID-19 through increased production within its LEXAN polycarbonate portfolio. The focus of the production increase has been on innovative polycarbonate sheets and films for a wide variety of high-performance products to help improving sanitation control and preventing infections.

OXYNOV Barrier Bottles New branding introduction in Airnov

OXYNOV™ Barrier Bottles New branding introduction in Airnov. (Photo: Airnov)Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global leader in controlled atmosphere packaging, is introducing its new brand, OXYNOVTM. Applicable for High Protective Barrier Bottles, OXYNOV offers protection for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and probiotic products. The OXYNOV Barrier Bottles utilize extrusion-blow-molding (EBM) technology creating a 6-layer bottle with ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) which offers the highest barrier to oxygen and moisture available on the market for this packaging category. The OXYNOV bottles are rigid containers to be used on automated filling lines for a fast, reliable output, and do not shrink when bottles are used in conjunction with oxygen absorbers.

First Shutterfly, Inc Facility Gains SGP Certification

First Shutterfly, Inc Facility Gains SGP Certification.The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today, announced today that Shutterfly, Inc. has joined the SGP community by certifying its first facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Shutterfly, the leading digital retailer and manufacturing platform for photography and personalized products, plans to continue to certify more of its print locations in the near future.

Avery Dennison Advances Significant Sustainability Actions in 2020

Avery DennisonAvery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today announced a series of recent actions that further acknowledge its accelerated sustainability efforts, ending the year with continued progress against its 2025 sustainability goals and re-committing to its role as a sustainability leader within the global value chain.

Clariant’s next-generation Tonsil® 9193 FF improves cost efficiency of feedstock pre-treatment

Clariant’s Tonsil 9193 FF treats varied oil feedstocks at lowest total cost of ownership. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant’s recently launched Tonsil 9193 FF helps to improve the cost performance ratio for the pre-treatment of diverse oil feedstocks. This next-generation adsorbent answers the growing demand for bio- and renewable fuel production with an adaptive solution for the purification of a wide variety of feedstock sources including crop-based oils, animal fats or other waste streams.

Milliken to join the Digital Watermark Project, HolyGrail 2.0, a cutting-edge European initiative to drive a truly circular economy

Milliken to join the Digital Watermark Project, HolyGrail 2.0, a cutting-edge European initiative to drive a truly circular economy.
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Milliken & Company’s Chemical Division, an industry leader in sustainability and the drive to improve the recyclability of plastics, has joined the Digital Watermarks Project, a large-scale initiative testing the viability of digital watermarking technologies for the accurate sorting of plastics.